Safety pin



Sept. 1@, 1935. B. GEORGE 2,013,952

SAFETY PIN Filed Feb. 26, 1934 gwuwnto'o Patented Sept. 10, 1935 UNITED STATES PAT OFFICE Claims;

My invention relates to improvements insafety pins, and particularly to a safety pin structure intended-andadapted for use in the usual manner and having a supplemental portion to receive and 5 hold a part or piece of material, after the manner of a clip, without the necessity of pinning throughor otherwise perforating or injuring the fabric or other part or material.

An object of my invention is to provide a safety pinwhich can be used in the usual manner, and which has associated therewith, in manner to not interfere in any way with the normal and usual use, a clip portion disposed and constructed to receive and-hold any additional piece of material or part, without damaging the material, thus providing for ready securement, removal and replacement of any part or article, such as a scarf, handkerchief, a note, ahat, garment straps, or in fact anything or any article, without the necessity of perforating or penetrating the part or article, while the safety pin can be held and mounted in fixed and permanent position.

Another object is to provide a safety pin of this type so constructed that it can be used separately upon the shoulder straps of an undergarment to receive and hold additional straps in place, and is adaptable for use in other places and connections, where two pieces of material are to be pinned together and a third piece is to be easily and quickly applied for subsequent ready removal and replacement, while the safety pin itself is permitted to remain in fixed position, thereby avoiding perforation of or damage to the parts by the formation of numerous pinholes.

With the above and other objects in view, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, my invention includes certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter set forth in connection with the drawing and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan or edge elevation of the structure illustrated in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the wire member as it will be formed.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure l.

In the present embodiment I have shown a safety pin of standard and substantially usual construction, in which a wire member is bent and shaped to provide a back portion I and a penetrating or pin portion 2, with a spring 3 there- 5 between.

A- metal clamp 4 isillustrated as clamping the sides of the spring portion 3 to prevent spreading of the same and the catching or engaging of fabric'or other materials between the coils of the spring, and at the other end of the back or body 5 portion I a clasp portion 5, also of sheet metal, and. preferably of ordinary construction, is clamped in place. The-clasp portion has a bill end fito 'receive and hold the sharpened end 1 of the pin. or penetrating portion 2. l0

Thebody portion I is looped back on the part which is held within the clasp portion 5, and this looped back end is extended on the outer side of and substantially parallel with the body portion Ito provide a clip portion 8.- Those parts of the 15 clip portion 8 and the body portion I received within the claspportion 5 will be bent downto lie closely adjacentto eachother, and the clasp portion 5 is then crimped in to clamp these parts securely together, at the same time clamping and 20 securely mounting the clasp portion 5 in place. The usual tongue portion 9 can be provided within the clasp 5, and in other ways the clasp portion can be made of usual construction. The clip portion 8 is bent or crimped slightly outwardly, 25 as at Ill, and the body portion thereof is thus slightly separated from the adjacent part of the body portion I of the pin. A ball or bead portion II is preferably provided on the end of the clip portion 8 to prevent tearing, engaging, or 30 penetration of fabrics and the like.

With the clamp portion 4 securely holding the spring end of the pin and the clasp portion 5 clamping the joining portions of the back part I and the clip part 8, a very rigid and durable pin 35 structure is provided. However, the spring end might be made as an open loop, and in place of the clasp portion 5, some other form of clasp structure might be employed.

In the use of my improved pin, the point I of 40 the pin and can be penetrated through one or more pieces of fabric or other material in the usual manner, and when this pin end 2 is caught in the clasp portion 5 the safety pin as a whole will be securely held in place. The clip portion is 45 assembled in fixed relation to the back portion I, and is held firmly secured and clamped in place. As this clip portion 8 is inherently flexible, a garment strap, handkerchief, or in fact any article, part or portion of fabric, or other material, 50 can be caught underneath the clip 8 and will be held in place thereby, the ball or bead formation I I aiding in this holding action.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a safety pin structure which is of simple, inexpensive and durable construction, and which can be pinned in place in the usual manner and will serve to removably receive and hold other portions of fabric, or the like, without the necessity of pinning or otherwise permanently securing, and without forming holes in or otherwise damaging the parts to be thus held.

While I have herein shown and described only certain specific embodiments of my invention and have suggested only certain possible modifications and variations, it will be appreciated that many changes can be made in the form, construction, arrangement, mounting, and as sembly of the parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A safety pin having the body portion thereof formed of a single length of wire and having one end bent and held to lie adjacent to the back portion of the safety pin to serve as a spring clip, and a clasp portion disposed to receive the end of the pin portion and serving to clamp the clip portion against the back portion for a suiiicient distance at the location of bond to maintain the resilient clip end in proper relation.

2. A safety pin comprising, a body portion of a single length of Wire shaped to provide a back portion and a pin portion at one end, said body portion having the other end bent back to lie adjacent to the outer side of the back portion to be disposed and serve as a resilient clip, and a clasp portion disposed to receive the end of the pin portion and serving to clamp the clip portion against the back portion for a sufficient distance at the location of bond to maintain the resilient clip end in proper relation.

3. A safety pin comprising, a body member of wire bent to provide a spring portion with a back portion on one side and a pin portion on the other, said back portion having the end thereof bent back to lie adjacent to the outer side of the back portion as a spring clip and having the end of the clip portion provided with a bead, and a clasp portion disposed to receive the end of the pin portion and serving to clamp the clip portion against the back portion for a sufiicient distance at the location of bond to maintain the resilient clip end in proper relation.

4. A safety pin comprising, a body member of Wire bent to provide a spring portion with a back portion on one side and a pin portion on the other, said back portion having the end thereof bent back to lie adjacent to the outer side of the back portion as a spring clip and having the end of the clip portion provided with a bead, and a clasp portion clamped upon the joining portions of the back portion and the clip portion and provided with an open bill to receive the point of the pin portion.

5. A safety pin comprising, a body member of wire bent to provide a spring portion with a back portion on one side and a pin portion on the other, said back portion having the end thereof bent back to lie adjacent to the outer side of the back portion as a spring clip and having the end of the clip portion provided with a bead, a clasp portion clamped upon the joining portions of the back portion and the clip portion and provided with an open bill to receive the point of the pin portion, said clasp portion fixedly clamping the engaged parts of the back portion and clip portion to hold the same against separation, and a clamp portion fixed on the spring portion to retain the parts in desired positions.

BEATRICE G. GEORGE. 

